Joe Beasley Memorial Singing (multi-book)

Concord Primitive Baptist Church
Winfield, Alabama
Saturday, December 8, 2012 and Sunday, December 9, 2012

Used both days: The Sacred Harp, 1991 edition. Used on Saturday: The B. F. White Sacred Harp (Cooper Book), 2006 Revision, The Christian Harmony, 2010 edition, The Primitive Hymns: Spiritual Songs and Sacred Poems (Lloyd's).

Saturday, December 8

The 18th annual Joe Beasley Memorial Sacred Harp Singing was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Richard Schmeidler leading 34b (SH), St. Thomas.
Marlin Beasley offered the morning prayer. Richard Schmeidler led 475 (SH), A Thankful Heart.

A business meeting was held re-electing the current officers as follows: Chairman—John Beasley; Vice Chairman—Richard Schmeidler; Secretary—Sandie Scott.

Leaders:
472 (SH), Akin - Sandie Scott
512 (SH), The Spirit Shall Return
335 (SH), Return Again - Marilyn Burchett
36b (SH), Ninety-Fifth
171 (SH), Exhortation (First) - Gosia Perycz
82t (SH), Bound For Canaan
464 (CB), Hocutt - Velton Chafin
68b (SH), Ortonville
159 (SH), Wondrous Love - Cora Sweatt
81t (SH), Beach Spring
480 (SH), Redemption - Brenda Peña
490 (SH), My Shepherd Guides
67b (CH10), Dundee - Tim Cook
254b (CH10), Talmar
76b (CH10), Night - Sarah Beasley
117 (CH10), Angel Band.

RECESS

Henry Schuman brought the class back to order by leading 333 (LD).
The class sang the following songs from the Lloyd's Hymnal: 2 (LD).
3 (LD).
5 (LD).
188 (LD).
499 (LD).
209 (LD).
334 (LD).
206 (LD).

LUNCH

Henry Schuman brought the class back together by leading 1 (LD).
The class sang the following songs from the Lloyd's Hymnal: 336 (LD).
411 (LD).
333 (LD).
Leaders:
54t (CB), Palmetto - Gary Smith
86 (SH), Poland
87 (SH), Sweet Canaan - Becky Briggs
108t (SH), Weeping Sinners
318 (SH), Present Joys - Eugene Forbes
168 (SH), Cowper
61 (SH), Sweet Rivers - Betty Baccus
100 (SH), The Bower of Prayer
186 (SH), Sherburne - Steve Helwig
32t (SH), Corinth
474 (SH), Mount Desert - Richard Schmeidler
38t (SH), Winter
278b (SH), Traveling Pilgrim - Marlin Beasley
460 (SH), Sardis
388 (SH), The Happy Sailor - Freddie Briggs
45t (SH), New Britain
507b (CH10), Sicily - Gosia Perycz
61t (CH10), North Carolina - Steve Helwig
346 (CH10), Star in the East - Tim Cook
146 (SH), Hallelujah - Sarah Beasley and Marlin Beasley and Cora Sweatt and Becky Briggs.

Announcements were made. Richard Schmeidler led 521 (SH), Parting Friends (Third), as the closing song.
Marlin Beasley dismissed the class with prayer.

Sunday, December 9

The Sunday session of the Joe Beasley Memorial Sacred Harp Singing was called to order at 10:00 a.m. by Richard Schmeidler leading 66, Jordan (First).
Glenn Keeton offered the morning prayer.

Leaders:
474, Mount Desert - Richard Schmeidler
223, Portuguese Hymn - Sandie Scott
186, Sherburne - Gosia Perycz
61, Sweet Rivers - Juanita Beasley
487, Soldier's Delight - Richard Mauldin
235, Long Sought Home - Glenn Keeton and Elizabeth Keeton and Isabella Keeton and Matthew Keeton
49b, Mear - Cora Sweatt
40, Lenox - Will McGuire and Henry McGuire
306, Oxford - Angela Myers
318, Present Joys - Steve Helwig
549, Phillips Farewell - Brenda Peña
300, Calvary - Gravis Ballinger
340, Odem (Second) - Sarah Beasley
236, Easter Anthem - Henry McGuire.

RECESS

The class was brought to order by Richard Schmeidler leading 155, Northfield.
Leaders:
99, Gospel Trumpet - Gary Smith
273, Milford - Lisa Geist
72b, Bellevue - Bunk Beasley
378t, Heavenly Port - Steve Adams and Lisa Geist
490, My Shepherd Guides - Betty Baccus
147t, Boylston - Andrew Farris
37t, Ester - Lena Keeton and Glenn Keeton and Isabella Keeton
109, Carnsville - Earl Ballinger
133, Hebrew Children - Marilyn Burchett
81b, Cookham - Judy Caudle
412, New Hosanna - Larry Ballinger
343, Happy Home - Becky Briggs
426b, Jasper - Kermit Adams
498, The Resurrection Day - Marlin Beasley
349, A Cross for Me - Glenn Keeton
480, Redemption - Don Keeton.

Judy Caudle and Richard Mauldin conducted the memorial lesson. Judy spoke for those who are sick and homebound and led 176b, Blooming Youth, for the following:
John Beasley, Charlotte Keeton Gober, Josie Hyde, Bud Oliver, Sammie Oliver, Stella Pratt, S.T. Reed, Lessie Reed, Dennis Beasley, Emily Boswell, and Terry Redd.

Richard spoke on behalf of the deceased and led 339, When I Am Gone, in memory of the following:
Steve Cobbs, Charles Creel, Harrison Creel, Leona Haynes, Marie Ivey, Ernie Jett, Cecil Sanders, and Wynell Sanders—Alabama; Lonnie Rogers—Georgia; Dr. Julietta Haynes—Tennessee; John Merritt—Mississippi.

LUNCH

John Beasley brought the class to order leading 67, Columbus.
Leaders:
209, Evening Shade - Sandie Scott
47b, Idumea - Ricky Beasley
39b, Sharpsburg
229, Irwinton - Brenda Peña
33b, Abbeville - Chug Beasley and Ruth Nix
228, Marlborough - Lisa Geist
208, Traveling On - Steve Helwig and Gosia Perycz
189, Montgomery
500, Living Hope - Judy Caudle
141, Complainer - Freddie Briggs
270, Confidence - Angela Myers
408, Weeping Mary - Seth Holloway
388, The Happy Sailor
439, Jordan (Second) - Earl Ballinger
46, Let Us Sing - Kermit Adams
438, The Marriage in the Skies - Marilyn Burchett
503, Lloyd - Andrew Farris
59, Holy Manna - Cora Sweatt
384, Panting for Heaven - Don Keeton
101t, Canaan's Land - Steve Adams and Richard Mauldin
146, Hallelujah - Richard Mauldin
86, Poland - Sarah Beasley and Gosia Perycz and Steve Helwig
234, Reverential Anthem - Henry McGuire
532, Peace and Joy - Henry Schuman and Linda Hellerich
515, Federal Street - Glenn Keeton
543, Thou Art God - Richard Schmeidler
565, The Hill of Zion - Gary Smith
178, Africa - Marlin Beasley
384, Panting for Heaven - Becky Briggs and John Beasley and Sarah Beasley and Marlin Beasley and Cora Sweatt and Chug Beasley.

Announcements were made. Richard Schmeidler led 521, Parting Friends (Third), as the closing song.
Richard Mauldin dismissed the class with prayer.

Chairman—John Beasley; Vice Chairman—Richard Schmeidler; Secretary—Sandie Scott.